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Continuing professional development (CPD) is how dental practitioners maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge, expertise and competence, and develop the personal and professional qualities required throughout their professional lives.
Dental practitioners are required to meet the Board’s Continuing professional development registration standard, in effect since 1 December 2015 (see below).
The standard applies to all dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, oral health therapists and dental prosthetists, except those who hold one of the following types of registration:
The Guidelines on continuing professional development provide information on how to meet the standard (see below).
Dental practitioners are required to complete a minimum of 60 hours of CPD activities over a three-year CPD cycle.
Each three-year CPD cycle covers three registration periods. The start and end dates of the three-year CPD cycle have changed as follows:
1 December 2025 to 30 November 2028.
1 December 2028 to 30 November 2031.
The Board has developed a reflective practice tool to help dental practitioners reflect on their individual knowledge and skills and how they relate to their current practice. The tool can help plan CPD and the Board recommends using it regularly to reflect on current practice.
Time taken to complete the tool may be claimed as CPD. To find out more and to download the tool, go to the ‘Know your scope’ information hub.
For further information, please refer to the documents below or contact our Customer Service Team on 1300 419 495.
